Office of the Historian

793.94/11910: Telegram

The Vice Consul at Amoy (Altaffer) to the Secretary of State

Amoy, December 29, 1937—4 p.m.
[Received December 31—8:30 a.m.]

The Mayor of Amoy today called on Senior Consul, Amoy, to inquire what Kulangsu authorities would do if the Japanese naval or military forces chose to land on the International Settlement or to anchor on the farther side and shell the City of Amoy over the Settlement. The Senior Consul replied that the authorities could do no more than register a personal protest through the senior naval officer present and take the matter up through diplomatic channels.

Altaffer